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‘Stray Dogs’ Movie, Described As ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ Meets ‘Lady And The Tramp’, In The Works From Paramount Animation Paramount Animation and producerGary Daubermanare ready to let the dogs out, and I’m so very sorry I opened this story with that sentence, I had no choice. Anyway, Dauberman is producingStray Dogs, a movie based on an upcoming Image Comics title from Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner. Plot details aren’t readily available, but the project is described asSilence of the LambsmeetsLady and the Tramp....

‘The Godfather, Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone’ Trailer: Francis Ford Coppola Reworks ‘The Godfather Part III’ Francis Ford Coppolahas reworked one of his most-derided movies intoThe Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. This re-edit ofThe Godfather Part IIIclaims to archive “Coppola and screenwriter [Mario] Puzo’s original vision for the finale, which has been meticulously restored for the finest presentation of the Corleone saga’s last chapter.” This certainly isn’t the first time Coppola has re-edited one of his films: there are several different versions ofApocalypse Now, and the filmmaker recently released a new cut ofThe Cotton Club....

‘The Martian’ Deleted Scene Features Additional Science, More Matt Damon Wisecracking If you haven’t seenThe Martianyet, what are you waiting for?Ridley Scott’s thrilling, hilarious tribute to science, hope, and human cooperation is the best kind of crowd-pleaser. It never sacrifices brains for heart and, somehow, manages to have plenty of both. A smash hit with audiences, critics, and at the box office, the film has even managed to enter the Oscar discussion....

‘The Nice Guys’ First Look: Get Ready To Love These Guys If you don’t live in an insane asylum, then you probably loveShane Black’s directorial debut,Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. The screenwriter behindLethal Weapon,The Long Kiss Goodnight, andThe Last Boy Scoutmade a clever, hilarious, and character-driven mystery with his first outing behind the camera. The film didn’t make a ton of money at the box-office, but there’s a lot of love out there for it....

‘The Silent House’ Trailer (79 Minute Single Shot Horror Movie) You might recall that I wrote about a film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival,Gustavo Hernández’sThe Slient Housewhich was a haunted house horror film which took place all within one 79-minute continuous shot (read my review here). You might also recall that the American remake premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in January (read Germain’s review here) starring indie breakout star Elizabeth Olsen (the younger sister of the Olsen twins)....

‘The Simpsons’ Showrunner Al Jean On The Passing Of Voice Actor Russi Taylor And Planning Ahead For Seasons 32 And 33 [Interview] The Simpsonsjust began its landmark 31st season on Fox, who has renewed the show through at least season 32.The Simpsonsis now working under the Disney banner thanks to the merger with 20th Century Fox, and the back catalog of episodes will appear on the Disney+ streaming service.TheSimpsonsfamily is still mourning the loss of Russi Taylor, who provided the voice of Martin Prince....

‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot Teaser Released As Production Begins Jordan Peele’sTwilight Zonereboot has begun production, and there’s a new-ish teaser to mark the occasion. The footage here was released in a previous teaser, but there’s also a nice greatest hits compilation at the beginning to remind us all that the originalTwilight Zonereally was the bee’s knees. Watch the latestTwilight Zonereboot teaser below, and get ready to enter another dimension — a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind....

‘Twin Peaks’ Negotiations Continue Between David Lynch And Showtime TheTwin Peaksrevival has already turned really weird, and the show isn’t even shot — but this may not be the kind of weird fans were hoping for.David Lynchbowed out of directing the seriesa few days ago, citing Showtime’s unwillingness to commit the proper money “to do the script the way [Lynch] felt it needed to be done.” That came as a surprise to his creative partner,Mark Frost, and also to Showtime....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Haxan’ Introduces You To The History Of Witchcraft Welcome to31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry:Haxan(1922). Now Streaming on The Criterion Channel and Kanopy Sub-Genre:Cursed documentary with some sexy devil actionBest Setting to Watch It In:In the center of a large pentagram, along with your favorite coven and a few familiarsHow Scary Is It?...

A ‘Solo’ Sequel Is Unlikely To Happen At Disney+, Writer Jon Kasdan Says When Disney+ launched, it seemed like it could provide infinite possibilities for Disney-owned properties to expand beyond what could be seen on the big screen. Perhaps even for films whose box office performance didn’t do well enough for them to warrant an expensive big-budget sequel. WithRogue One’s Cassian Andor getting a Disney+ series, there’s buzz about who could be next to get the Disney+ treatment....

Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Gravity’ Near Completion? MPAA Hands Sci-Fi Thriller PG-13 Rating Had all gone according to plan forAlfonso Cuarón’sGravity, we’d be eagerly talking up its Oscar potential in anticipation of its release next month. However, Cuarón’s effects-heavy sci-fi epic apparently needed a bit more time to come together than had originally been projected. In May, Warner Bros.announcedit’d be pushing back the release to an unspecified date in 2013. The open-ended nature of the announcement naturally had some movie lovers fearing production woes and wondering when we’d finally get to see the finished product....

Arnold Schwarzenegger Says James Cameron Was Hands-On In Making ‘Terminator 6’ When it comes to theTerminatorfilms afterTerminator 2: Judgement Day,James Cameron’s involvement is nominal. He gets a credit, cashes a check, and plans some moreAvatarfilms. But that’s not the case withTerminator 6, AKATerminator: Dark Fate. According to the Terminator himself,Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cameron worked closely with director Tim Miller to get the film made. Could that mean the oldTerminatormagic is back?...

Casting Bits: Val Kilmer, Ving Rhames Board ‘Seven Below’, Rodrigo Santoro Joins ‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting’, Jonny Weston Gets ‘Cherry’ Professional tough guysVal KilmerandVing Rhames, along withLuke GossandRebecca Da Costa, are set to star in the indie thrillerSeven Below. Written byKevin CarrawayandLawrence Smithand directed by Carraway, the film centers around: …a group of strangers brought together when a terrible storm leaves them stranded in a house in the woods where a terrible event transpired exactly 100 years prior....